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“To succeed in any field, Our enthusiasm-eyes must sparkle and our enthusiasm-hearts Must dance.”

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Sri Chinmoy was an Indian-American author, poet, musician, and yoga instructor. Born on August 27, 1931, and passed away on October 11, 2007, he is renowned for his extensive literary works, musical compositions, and the promotion of yoga. more

“I don't mind most religious people, I talk to them. I listen to them, you know, banging on. "I prayed very hard and then the fairy came." "Did he? Good. Have a biscuit." I only get annoyed when they try and make me see the fairy. "You have to let the fairy into your heart." Look, I wouldn't let him into my garden, okay? I'd shoot him on sight, if he existed, which he doesn't. Now have another biccie and be quiet, will you please?”

People Ifs Knows Trying Mind Looks Heart Hard Religious Please Quiet Garden Sight Fairy Annoyed Banging Biscuits

Author:Dylan Moran

“lonely people are always up in the middle of the night.”

People Night Middle Lonely Middle Of The Night Loneliness And Solitude Sleeplessness Lonely People Sleepless Nights

Book:The History of Love: A Novel

Source: The History of Love: A Novel

“It is this impulse to change the quality of experience that I recognize as central to creation. . . . Out of all that could be done, you choose one thing. What that one thing is, nothing else can tell you--you come at it over unmarked snow.”

Done Quality One Thing Creation Snow Impulse You Choose

Book:Crossing unmarked snow: further views on the writer's vocation

Source: Crossing unmarked snow: further views on the writer's vocation

“Whenever I go to work I wear a jacket and a tie, because I'm inherently quite lazy, and my books take so long to do, and my publishers don't bug me, so it's so easy to fool yourself into thinking you're working harder than you really are.”

Thinking Long Book Easy Fool Harder Ties Lazy Publishers Bugs Jackets

Author:Robert Caro

“I try to find the beauty in things. On dark days, I sit in my armchair looking at clouds and I am awed at how rain is made.”

Trying Made Dark Rain Clouds Armchairs Dark Days

Author:Ayana Mathis

“The reason why things work is because of love.”

Reason Reason Why

Author:Jeffrey Wright

“Lily Brown writes with and against things in poems that are coiled up tight as springs (or snakes). A believer in the power of the line, she writes, 'I think the plastics/and sink them' then 'Where is the sand/man hiding the dirt.' These terse, biting poems will make you look around and wonder.”

Thinking Men Writing Looks Lines Wonder Spring Believer Brown Sand Hiding Plastic Dirt Snakes Lilies Biting

Author:Rae Armantrout

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